[FuzzyWuzHe]

Wondering if this constitutes a ghetto mod

Cost: $6 (not including butler cup holder off old harley)

 

[deputy5211]

Seems like a safe bet!

 

[tips727]

The cost is clearly ghetto. If you had spent over $300, the same thing might have been taken for OEM. By the way, what is it - a beer keg holder?

 

[RonKMiller]

Sorry, not approved for Ghetto use. *******? YES!

According to the rules Ghetto mods must not look ghetto. Seems a bit contradictory, but that's the rules. :deal: It also cannot just be something adopted from another bike, it needs be original, functional and/or serve a new purpose never seen before and generally speaking - must be either hand built or assembled from dissimilar pieces. In other words, inventive or innovative.

For a complete list of all the rules send $5.00, nah, make that $10.00 to my PayPal account.

On the other hand, if you were to use one of these:

where it actually opened and then clamped down on your Big Gulp without smashing the cup I might reconsider. :wave

 

[Cochinosucio]

Does this qualify for Ghetto mod then?
The boot on my lower fork bridge ball joint was torn. Plenty of grease, and no slop. BMW does not make a replacement boot, you have to buy the new ball joint at $117! I decided to remove the bridge and boot, and fit a small section of mountain bike tire inner tube over the greasy joint. PERFECT FIT. I reused the lower metal wire clip, and for the top I used .032 stainless steel lockwire. Pretty happy about that one.....

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

The cost is clearly ghetto. If you had spent over $300, the same thing might have been taken for OEM. By the way, what is it - a beer keg holder?

The butler holds a 32oz insulated cup with a no leak straw ... I also have a small "bow" that I think is for a 20oz cup ... It does hold a big gulp perfectly

 

[rhawk]

Ghetto Mod ?
I Love It ....
How about this ?

 

[rowie]

Ghetto Mod ?
I Love It ....
How about this ?

You smoke while you ride? Those cigarettes must burn down awful fast with the wind.... :histerica

Actually that's a nice job given the cassette would almost never be used so I think it qualifies (IMHO).

 

[ebear695]

so rhawk, besides the lighter, what else did you end up with. I like the extra room. could you have added a mp3 port to replace the cassette? curious minds want to know

 

[RonKMiller]

Ghetto Mod ?
I Love It ....
How about this ?

Yuuuup! :thumb::thumb:

(and another :thumb: for nicely finishing off the bottom of the tray with the mat.)

 

[RonKMiller]

Does this qualify for Ghetto mod then?
The boot on my lower fork bridge ball joint was torn. Plenty of grease, and no slop. BMW does not make a replacement boot, you have to buy the new ball joint at $117! I decided to remove the bridge and boot, and fit a small section of mountain bike tire inner tube over the greasy joint. PERFECT FIT. I reused the lower metal wire clip, and for the top I used .032 stainless steel lockwire. Pretty happy about that one.....

Only if you used safety wire twister pliers on the .032 wire, but using stainless instead of bailing wire was a very nice touch. Hey, we have high standards here in the Ghetto.

Ah, what the heck, since you saved $117.00 , you could have used a zip tie (black only though) and still been:
APPROVED! :thumb::thumb:

 

[RonKMiller]

The butler holds a 32oz insulated cup with a no leak straw ... I also have a small "bow" that I think is for a 20oz cup ... It does hold a big gulp perfectly

So then, you've actually got a "Sippy Cup" ? :histerica

:abduct:

That's a FIRST!

APPROVED! :thumb::thumb:

 

[amindtat]

Wait, does the $6 dollars include the bar mounted to the mirror hole? Because that would be much nicer looking and a whole lot cheaper than Touratech's GPS mount: http://www.touratech-usa.com/Store/2272/PN-040-0652/Touratech-GPS-Mount-Adapter-K1200LT-K1200GT-R1100RT-and-R1150RT

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Yea the $6 includes the tube to the brake mount .... and it's not just a zippy cup .... it's an insulated zippy cup ... huge difference

 

[RocketRon]

Ghetto mod?

Beer or spritzer?

 

[rhawk]

so rhawk, besides the lighter, what else did you end up with. I like the extra room. could you have added a mp3 port to replace the cassette? curious minds want to know

What's inside the little box at the back of the tray is the power source for my Gps, and a power outlet for charging your phone, or whatever. It just made sense to me to put the fire starter in the outlet (instead of just a cap).
I don't listen to music when I ride, so I took out the cassette player (which is also the radio and all the audio system brains) and used the un-switched radio power for the two sockets. All the voltage runs through the circuit breaker, and the switch is for the Gps power.....I used a "stingray" from a salvage yard.

 

[wrmoss]

Only if you used safety wire twister pliers on the .032 wire, but using stainless instead of bailing wire was a very nice touch. Hey, we have high standards here in the Ghetto.

Ah, what the heck, since you saved $117.00 , you could have used a zip tie (black only though) and still been:
APPROVED! :thumb::thumb:

That's why I check into this site...Ron your a HOOT. :rotf: